Overview
- A hijacked delivery car exploded outside the PSNI station in Dunmurry late Saturday as officers moved residents to safety, and no injuries were reported.
- Police say gunmen in Twinbrook seized the vehicle, put a gas‑cylinder device in the boot, and forced the driver to leave it at the station in a coerced delivery tactic that endangers bystanders.
- Officers triggered the station attack alarm, evacuated nearby homes including two babies, and kept wide cordons while forensics and bomb-disposal teams examined the burnt-out car.
- The PSNI terrorism unit opened an attempted‑murder inquiry, and the chief constable said Monday the blast was likely the work of the New IRA based on strong similarities to March’s failed Lurgan plot.
- Political leaders across Northern Ireland and the UK condemned the attack, and police said they will increase their security footprint as they warn dissident groups still have the intent and ability to target officers.